Photo: Facebook A few months before her death, Zena spoke to her aunt and explained she had decided to start living as a woman and taking hormones. Zenith was dyslexic and had ADHD, so didn't find school particularly easy, but was always the type of person to stand up for the underdog, Campbell said.
He was a cheeky, little monkey but gosh, he was such a cute wee boy. Used to love cuddles. Zena loved animals, was a natural whiz with computers, and liked doing tricks on her bike and doing parkour. He used to ring his father three times a day, every day, whether it was asking for things or just to see how he was.
He sent photos to his dad just before all this happened. Campbell has been trying to support Chris, Zena's father, but she is still trying to cope with her own grief. It's hard to believe you're not going to see him again.
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Campbell hadn't yet met with Zena since she began living as a woman, and is deeply sad she never will. I don't think he realised how loved he was by a lot of people. He touched a lot of people's lives in a really positive way. We are the South's eyes and ears in crucial council meetings, at court hearings, on the sidelines of sporting events and on the frontline of breaking news. As our region faces uncharted waters in the wake of a global pandemic, Otago Daily Times continues to bring you local stories that matter.
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